Cape Town Press Releases

Cape Town Tourism CEO Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold says the latest international tourism statistics show that international tourism is steadily gaining momentum, following an extremely challenging 2009.

For an initial six months only, Capetonians can enjoy free wireless internet at South Africa’s oldest public space, Greenmarket Square. In a unique collaboration between Cape Town Partnership and Skyrove, a Wi-Fi hotspot provider, locals will now have access to browse 10MBs worth of free internet daily.

The world’s favourite website for men, Askmen.com, recently released its list of Top 29 Cities for Men 2010, in which Cape Town was voted sixth, beating the likes of “party capitals” Buenos Aires, San Francisco and Chicago.

On Sunday, April 25 2010, HMS Beagle docked in Cape Town, completing the production of a documentary series on the life and theories of Charles Darwin, to commemorate 200 years since his birth and 150 years since the publication of his theory Origin of Species.

As uncertainty about flights to and from Europe resuming continues, Cape Town Tourism has surveyed the tourism sector to assess the effect flight cancellations are having on the local industry.

“The worldwide disruption of travel due to flights in European centres being grounded after volcanic ash fallout threatens their safety has definitely had a ripple effect on Cape Town’s tourism sector”, says Cape Town Tourism CEO, Mariette du Toit-Helmbold.

Cape Town city authorities say the city has made sure the World Cup is an accessible and enjoyable experience for disabled visitors.

Music lovers have good reason to visit the Cape Town City Hall over the next few days, as the Imagine City Hall Art Music Series continues to bring top-class entertainers to the city.

Cape Town Tourism has partnered with the local edition of The Big Issue to produce a Your Guide to Cape Town A-Z supplement, to be included in The Big Issue’s 2010 FIFA World Cup™ special edition; available for three weeks from June 11, 2010.

The second round of the Cape Town International Challenge will be played on Saturday, April 10, at the Cape Town Stadium and will serve as the stadium’s fourth test event for the World Cup. This follows the first round of the challenge, which was played at Newlands today (April 9).

Despite some complaints from local residents about noise from the new Cape Town Stadium during recent “test” events, scientific tests indicate that the noise level is reasonable.